HSE CREATIVE OPEN: A Global Student Competition by HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
The competition was launched by HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in 2022 and has gathered over 7,000 projects since.
The competition aims to bring together original ideas and standout projects across design, contemporary art, and fashion, while highlighting career opportunities in the creative industry.
Students from any university, anywhere in the world, are welcome to participate.
2025-2026 season nominations
Communication design
Digital design
Game design and development
Book design
Object design
Illustration and comics
Sound
Screen arts
Fashion and photography
Event design
Visual research
Stages of the competition
October 31 — Project submissions open
April 22 — Final deadline
The prizes
The winners in each nomination will receive:
First place — 50 000 rubles Second place — 30 000 rubles Third place — 20 000 rubles
Interested in participating? We’ve prepared two guides—a text guide and a video guide—showing how to sign up, create a project, and submit it to a competition.
Contact us
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL Moscow, Malaya Pionerskaya st., 12 creativeopen@hsedesign.ru